Manager of Contracts -Immigration

Description

Location : 80 Maiden Lane

Summary :   The Manager is an integral member of the Finance team working under the guidance of Associate

Director, or designee, in meeting the fiscal needs (budgeting, forecasting and managerial reporting) of the Catholic Charities Community Services. This position works in partnership with Program staff and has extensive working relationships with the Program Directors.

Salary : $112,000 - $127,000 annually.

This position oversees and is responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of claims; coordination with funding agencies, including following up with receivables; development of program and administrative budgets, forecasts, and budget modification as required and allowed by contracts; analysis of monthly financial results and review of variance reports, and other ad hoc projects that may be assigned by supervisors.

The Manager must be a team player with good accounting, reporting, computer, communication, and analytic skills. The skills are required to support the Division and provide recommendations to improve the timely processing and accuracy of financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and data.

The position supervises Senior and Staff Accountants and may also be assigned other ad hoc projects as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Contract Administration and Reporting -

o  Prepare periodic analysis of contract results including the necessary narratives.

o  Conduct monthly meetings with Program personnel to discuss the monthly operating       results both at the Program and Divisional level

o  Prepare periodic contract performance, compliance and financial performance     reports for contracts and grants as required by funding agencies or donors;

o  Interface with contract auditors in all aspects of their audits.

o   Monitor contract / grant account Activity in Lawson; i.e. review of Activity reports against

Activity budgets;

o   Review or preparation of periodic analysis and creation of resulting journal entries;

o   Timely and accurate review or processing of claim submissions;

o   Preparation of contract budgets and budget modifications;

o   Review or reparation of various contract compliance financial reports; and

o   Coordination with the Executive Director's office and Development team, for new contract (RFPs) and grant applications / renewal process.

o   Professionally develop, train and evaluate staff

o   Develop and make recommendations, evaluate recommendations of others and implement agreed-upon solutions to improve internal accounting / operating controls and efficiencies

o   Provide recommendations for internal accounting I operating controls and efficiencies.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-time position that requires in office attendance at frequencies designated for the Department. Days and hours of work are generally 9 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM Monday - Friday. Additional evening and weekend hours are required to meet department and Agency deadlines.

Working conditions and physical demands required :

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Pay : $112K - $127K annually

Qualifications

Education and / or experience required :

Skills, Licenses, and / or competencies required :

supervision in a fast-paced environment

Significant Working Relationships :